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ReviewMed (New York, N.Y.)2021

Promises and Challenges of Organoid-Guided Precision Medicine.

Shree Bose, Hans Clevers, Xiling Shen

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Review in Med (New York, N.Y.), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 119 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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119citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

119 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

  1. Pooled it
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  3. Human cardiovascular organoids: Biomedical applications and ethical challenges.American heart journal plus : cardiology research and practice · 2026
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  9. Recent advancements and limitations of intestinal organoids for clinical applications.Progress in biomedical engineering (Bristol, England) · 2026
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  17. Deep Learning-Powered Scalable Cancer Organ Chip for Cancer Precision Medicine.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026
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59 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Shree BoseDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Pratt School of Engineering, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27705, USA.
Hans CleversPrincess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology, Heidelberglaan 25, 3584 CS Utrecht, the Netherlands.
Xiling ShenDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Pratt School of Engineering, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27705, USA.

Funding

MEDICAL SCIENTIST TRAINING PROGRAMT32GM007171 · NIGMS · DUKE UNIVERSITY · PI KONTOS, CHRISTOPHER D · 1985 to 2021
$31.2M
Medical Scientist Training Program Training GrantT32GM145449 · NIGMS · DUKE UNIVERSITY · PI Christopher D Kontos · 2022 to 2026
$6.6M
Robust Control of the Stem Cell NicheR35GM122465 · NIGMS · TERASAKI INSTITUTE FOR BIOMEDICAL INNOVATION · PI Xiling Shen · 2017 to 2026
$5.6M
An organotypic model recapitulating colon cancer microenvironment and metastasisU01CA214300 · NCI · UT SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER · PI HUANG, EMINA HUI-NA, SHEN, XILING · 2017 to 2021
$3.1M
Epigenomic Reprogramming in Patient Derived Models of Colorectal CancerU01CA217514 · NCI · DUKE UNIVERSITY · PI HSU, SHIAOWEN DAVID · 2018 to 2022
$3.1M
NCI NIH HHS U01 CA214300NCI NIH HHS U01 CA217514NIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM122465NIGMS NIH HHS T32 GM007171NIGMS NIH HHS T32 GM145449
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Organoids are self-organizing, expanding 3D cultures derived from stem cells. Using tissue derived from patients, these miniaturized models recapitulate various aspects of patient physiology and disease phenotypes including genetic profiles and drug sensitivities. As such, patient-derived organoid (PDO) platforms provide an unprecedented opportunity for improving preclinical drug discovery, clinical trial validation, and ultimately patient care. This article reviews the evolution and scope of organoid technology, highlights recent encouraging results using PDOs as potential patient "avatars" to predict drug response and outcomes, and discusses critical parameters for widespread clinical adoption. These include improvements in assay speed, reproducibility, standardization, and automation which are necessary to realize the translational potential of PDOs as clinical tools. The multiple entry points where PDOs may contribute valuable insights in drug discovery and lessen the risks associated with clinical trials are also discussed.

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OrganoidsPrecision MedicineHumansReproducibility of Results

Identifiers

PMID34617071
PMCPMC8492003

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